Raised Garden Bed Completed
Last weekend, the weather was finally nice enough to complete the raised garden bed. With a little input from "The Compost Bin," who advised that my structure didn't need extra bracing, the whole thing went together in about 45 minutes.
The final product deviated from the original plan slightly in that the trellis is positioned on the inside of the bed rather than the outside. All of the lumber came in 8 foot lengths. Securing the trellis to the outside of the frame would have required two sections of 2x4s, which would have been a pain. Unsure of just how visually appealing the trellis would be, it's been secured using galvanized lag bolts that can be unfastened.
All in all, she holds 32 cubic feet of dirt. Priced out by the bag, that'd be about $112 - $120. (Incidentally, there are 52, 40 pound bags of dirt in a cubic yard.) Luckily, there's a pretty swell dirt yard near me that sells a cubic yard of screened loam/compost mix for $30 picked up. Tack on a $20 U-Haul pickup rental, and that's not too shabby. Unfortunately, my desire to garden is not matched by my dirtmonger's ability to supply dirt. Given that it snowed just last weekend and a touch of snow in the in offing this week, much of the dirt is still frozen.
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2 comments:
It looks fantastic. Great job. I like how you used the lag bolts. I just use 3" screws but the lag bolts give it a professional look.
Very nice! Raised beds are the way to go and you will be really happy with it.
One thing I worry about is your trellis. If it does not secure into the ground it could cause the bed to raise up.
Once it is all covered with wonderful leafy veggies, it will catch a good amount of wind (sail like), and it will put pressure on it. If you get enough, it will begin to tip back, pulling the front of the raised bed up.
The soil will hold it a little bit, but only by the amount of force it pushes out with. If you get a bit dry and the soil pulls away from the side, it could tip the whole thing easily.
I am not able to fully see how it is all anchored in - if its not, maybe a few chunks of rebar driven into the ground and attached to the trellis?
Hope that saves you some grief :)
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